Billy Bragg - Between The Wars album mp3

Album Brewing Up with Billy Bragg. Between the Wars Lyrics. I was a miner I was a docker I was a railway man Between the wars. I raised a family In time of austerity With sweat at the foundry Between the wars. Theirs are the skies all Dark with bombers; And mine is the peace we knew Between the wars. Call up the craftsmen Bring me the draftsmen Build me a path From cradle to grave. And I'll give my consent To any government That does not deny a man A living wage. Go find the young men Never to fight again Bring up the banners from the Days gone by. Sweet moderation Heart of this nation: Desert us not We are between the wars. Between the Wars" Track Info. Written By Billy Bragg.

Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy is Billy Bragg's first album, released in 1983. All songs on the original album consisted of Bragg singing to his electric guitar accompaniment. The original album played at 45 rpm rather than the more usual 3. rpm, contained only seven songs and lasted for only 15 minutes and 57 seconds. However, rather than being classified as an EP, it qualified for the UK albums chart and reached number 30 in January 1984.

Band Name Billy Bragg. Album Name Life's a Riot - Between the Wars. Labels Polydor Cooking Vinyl CD Presents. 5. The Man in the Iron Mask. 7. Lovers Town Revisited. 9. Which Side Are You on. 10. World Turned Upside Down.

This particular platter combines his first and third albums into one release, side one repeating Life's a Riot With Spy Vs. Spy and the flip side reprising the EP Between the Wars. While there are some topically critical songs on the opening side such as "To Have and to Have Not," most of the tracks here deal with personal relationships. A New England" borrows the racing guitar strum from "Little Honda" and weds it to unsentimental lyrics about love

The fact that Bragg was so well-respected by members of my favoite band made me want to find out more about this Billy Bragg. So I went out and bought Back to Basics. This is a good album. It's a collection of his earliest releases, songs that were released in the early 80s. It took me a couple of listens to get into his style, but it was worth the effort. The two best tracks on the album are "Between the Wars" and "The World Turned Upside Down". Between the Wars" is a working man's plea for peace, and features lyrics that are very relevant today. I kept the faith and I kept votng/Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand/For theirs' is a land with a wall around it/And mine is a faith in my fellow man/theirs is a land of hope and glory/Mine is the green field and the factory floor/Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers/And. mine is the peace we knew between the wars.

Comprehensive web site about singer songwriter Billy Bragg - news, tour dates, shop, articles, gallery, lyrics, songs, new releases, mp3 downloads, forums. After more than three decades of travelling around the world in a van, or spending all day flying vast distances to play a gig, I’m looking forward to having some time to explore cities that I usually only get to see between the soundcheck and the show. And this three night stand format is a way of keeping things interesting, both for me and the audience. I tried it out in Auckland recently and had a lot of fun revisiting my back pages. In each town Bragg will perform three unique shows on consecutive nights

I was a railway man. Between the wars. In times of austerity. With sweat at the foundry. I paid the union and as times got harder. I looked to the government to help the working man. And they brought prosperity down at the armory. We're arming for peace, me boys. I kept the faith and I kept voting. Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand.